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Daphne by Justine Picardie
3.0
Who doesn't love a juicy literary mystery? What happened to that poem? Who slept with whom? And really, why does she write about incest? Is it a ghost? And what's with him? It's no surprise that many books have been written about any literary mystery.
This book is somewhat like [b:Possession|41219|Possession|A.S. Byatt|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311978255s/41219.jpg|2246190], but not as good. Picardie uses three characters - [author:Daphne du Maurier|2001717. Symington, and a grad student to explore the Brontes and who the Bronte brother was, you know that bloke who died.
Told partly in letter and partly in 3rd/1st person narrative, the story is somewhat predictable, but the language is compelling. What is extremely intersting is how Picardie weaves themes, motifs, and ideas from both Du Maurier and the Brontes into the book. The reader is inspired to read more of both Du Maurier and the Brontes, and in all this isn't a bad thing. An enjoyable, if not overly deep, read.
This book is somewhat like [b:Possession|41219|Possession|A.S. Byatt|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311978255s/41219.jpg|2246190], but not as good. Picardie uses three characters - [author:Daphne du Maurier|2001717. Symington, and a grad student to explore the Brontes and who the Bronte brother was, you know that bloke who died.
Told partly in letter and partly in 3rd/1st person narrative, the story is somewhat predictable, but the language is compelling. What is extremely intersting is how Picardie weaves themes, motifs, and ideas from both Du Maurier and the Brontes into the book. The reader is inspired to read more of both Du Maurier and the Brontes, and in all this isn't a bad thing. An enjoyable, if not overly deep, read.